Samples of 8 brands sent to FAO for further test

  • 22/10/2008

  • Daily Star (Bangladesh)

Samples of powdered milk of eight brands that had tested positive for melamine contamination were handed over to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) yesterday for further testing. A 12-member experts committee formed Monday to supervise the matter also sent samples of these products to the laboratories of Bangladesh Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) for re-test as confusions arose over differing test results from local laboratories. The test results are expected to be available to the government in 9-10 days and the government will take a decision on the eight popular brands on the basis of those reports, an official of the commerce ministry told The Daily Star yesterday. Meanwhile, Nestl